for longest time i was wondering why would anyone name a fig Brown Turkey. while searching on how to hunt for morels... i finally get it :) it's a Brown fig from Turkey!

It's good to get at least one moment of enlightenment every day :)

Haha... Pete... how did you ever come to that conclusion!!!

Pete,
  I think that entitles you to change the name from "Brown Turkey" to "Epiphany".
Cheers,
Jim

OK, Pete, given your newfound insight....what does "Malta Black" mean?
Jim

OK, Pete, now you got me thinking...and you need to fill in a few blanks for me:  how does "searching for how to hunt for morels" lead you to understanding the name Brown Turkey?!?!?
...this should be interesting... ;-)
Jim

just one of those random thoughts... i was reading about type of bag to use. mesh bag so the spores can be distributed... then for whatever reason, it just made sense. of course, it might be turkeys like BT... after all... they are turkeys...

i simply love this forum! you  crack me up!  here is more description for you.

http://www.monrovia.com/gardening-videos/figs/

Grasa,  I don't get it....that video had NOTHING to do with hunting for morel mushrooms!
Cheers,
Jim

Sorry, but you are all wrong on the origin of the name Brown Turkey. It has nothing to do with the country. Gather round and experience a true mind blowing epiphany....

If you look at a ripe BT from the perspective of its fat derrière it appears exactly like a turkey, fan feathers in the back and gobbler in the front. Anyway, that's my epiphany and I'm sticking to it.

I was thinking the same thing after I bought my BT. The name is off putting! It would sound better if it was called a Turkish Brown... wait, maybe not. lol It needs a new name.

but would a fig by any other name taste as sweet?

Hi,

To start with, why the hell is that name brownturkey ?

That fig tree has been certainly living in non english countries and yet the name that it is called in even in France is Brownturkey .
That I know, England does not have a very suitable climate for figs. So each time, I'm wondering ... WHY the hell ?
I could understand "figue brune de Turquie" or "Türkei braun Feige" ... something in Turkey language  but "BrownTurkey" I really don't understand ...
So Bullet08, while you are at it, if you find the answer I'm interested in that one ...
Or is it that English people need to put a name on everything they touch but the others don't need to ... But can't those scientists just find names according to the place they find the vegies ?
I know about that one so, don't throw in the story of the name kiwi ...
Marketing they say !

Very funny, me too!

One of my first figs I bought here in the USA came as a BT.
The 2 others were a TE and a Celeste.

The BT and TE turned out to be the same exact fig (different vendors)!
They are often available from Encanto Farms as BT/TE_(1,2).
Sometimes, the ripe fruit looked just a cooked 'Brown Thanksgiving Turkey';
and so I for a long time; assumed that the word 'turkey' was pointing to 'the bird'.
I think that it was Herman who enlightened me that actually it points to 'the country'!
He also dubbed them 'Long Brown Honey'. The leaves are very nice finger-like (Brunswick)
but the (more moisture resistant) fruit is definitely not a Brunswick fig....

I thought Brown Turkey was purple when ripe? I bought a tree that was labeled BT from our local Garden Centre (Ruxley Manor), but it was identified as a Gene Vashon by forum members. How about that for added confusion? Can anyone get it right these days? I can't even trust a 'respectable' vendor anymore.

Pete

A bottle of Wild Turkey is in order.
Weekend is coming up.

rafed, i was thinking just the same. 

Jdsfrance,
  Scientists have a non-english name for it... or at least partially non-english.   It is...wait for it... Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'  ;-)
Cheers,
Jim

OK, I am proposing a new name...a more meaningful name...one befitting its origins and color...

Pachalafaka Purple


I first heard the term on the Muppet Show.

Apparently Soupy Sales did a version (somewhat before my time...)

And the original is by Henry Mancini.

If you don't view the videos, at least get a chuckle from the "diskography" of the original version -- it's from a '1958 album from the brand new Warner Brothers label called "Terribly Sophisticated Songs: A Collection Of Unpopular Songs For Popular People."'

Enjoy.
Jim

mahna mahna.. lol

In Russia, Brown Turkey, Turkish Brown called. In Russia, no Violet Brown Turkey

Well, that's impaled it.

This is all too funy , love the epiphany , suppositions , ideas. Poor thing really does need a makeover, aka a new name- just to add to the confusion.

Pete thanks for starting this , very entertaining and enlightening lol!

Well, we are thankful for the virtually indestructable Brown Turkey - the gold standard fig of  the Home Depots and the Lowes Hardware landscaping departments.

As for me, I bought mine at a farmers market in Statham, Georgia Cost me $4 for a 3 foot tall plant in a 1 gallon container. Guy threw in a quart of ripe figs, too. (he did not what tree they were from)  :-)